Following its highly successful premiere season in Auckland last year, the reworked production of Kororāreka - The Ballad of Maggie Flynn tours to Napier, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton and Whangarei. Writer Paolo Rotondo joins Paul Brennan in the studio.

'Use it or lose it.' Even modest amounts of weight-bearing exercise will slow down muscle wasting as we age. Photo: 123RF

This week on Our Changing World, we hear about ageing muscles - what happens to them as we get older and how a little bit of exercise could make all the difference, and we are putting cardboard boxes to the test.

In the 2 years since it was set up, The New York Times' audio unit has had some big successes.
Just look at 'The Daily'- a 20-odd minute weekday news show, where host Michael Barbaro interviews some of the Times' best journalists about the big stories of the day.
In no time at all it's become one of the most popular podcasts on the planet with 5 million monthly listeners, and annual advertising revenue reported to be worth more than 10 million US dollars.

Meanwhile the 10-part series Caliphate, which is a detailed look at ISIS and how it operates and grows, has been another big hit, with some critics already calling it one of the best podcasts of the year. Photo: Supplied

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp is on location at St Mary's College where Chelsea Jade is filming and recording with an all-female choir. We meet Christchurch rapper Valle and Alex Behan hosts a live session with Emily Fairlight.